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Super 10 Arizona high school football rankings: Week 5

All it took was a dominating 30-10 victory over Phoenix Mountain Pointe for Chandler Hamilton to move from No. 4 to the top spot in azcentral sports' Super 10 football rankings. Mountain Pointe moves down just one spot but Hamilton moved Mountain Pointe out of USA Today's Super 25 after it was ranked as high as 12 last week. Mesa Desert Ridge falls out after giving up 40 points in a close loss to Phoenix Brophy Prep, and Peoria Centennial re-enters after an impressive win over Peoria Liberty. Richard Obert takes a look at the Super 10 after Week 5: Photo by: Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

Super 10 Arizona high school football rankings: Week 5

All it took was a dominating 30-10 victory over Phoenix Mountain Pointe for Chandler Hamilton to move from No. 4 to the top spot in azcentral sports' Super 10 football rankings. Mountain Pointe moves down just one spot but Hamilton moved Mountain Pointe out of USA Today's Super 25 after it was ranked as high as 12 last week. Mesa Desert Ridge falls out after giving up 40 points in a close loss to Phoenix Brophy Prep, and Peoria Centennial re-enters after an impressive win over Peoria Liberty. Richard Obert takes a look at the Super 10 after Week 5:
Photo by: Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

No. 1 Hamilton (5-0): Mountain Pointe didn't have its best player, running back Paul Lucas (injured ankle), for most of the game, but it wouldn't have mattered. Hamilton played its most inspired football, perhaps since the 2012 state championship game, shutting out Mountain Pointe in the second half and not allowing a touchdown after the first series of the game. Defense, special teams and offense (in the first half) were all in sync in one of Hamilton's best overall team wins since Steve Belles arrived in 2006. Photo by: Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

Super 10 Arizona high school football rankings: Week 5

No. 1 Hamilton (5-0): Mountain Pointe didn't have its best player, running back Paul Lucas (injured ankle), for most of the game, but it wouldn't have mattered. Hamilton played its most inspired football, perhaps since the 2012 state championship game, shutting out Mountain Pointe in the second half and not allowing a touchdown after the first series of the game. Defense, special teams and offense (in the first half) were all in sync in one of Hamilton's best overall team wins since Steve Belles arrived in 2006.
Photo by: Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

No. 2 Phoenix Mountain Pointe (5-1): This is not a devastating loss for the Pride, which saw its 19-game winning streak end, along with the national notoriety it had received since going 14-0 last year en route to the school's first Division I championship. Lucas will be back, the line is still as good as any in the state, and coach Norris Vaughan won't let a boatload of mental mistakes and penalties pile up like that again. Mountain Pointe played great defense, especially in the second half. It just had too many things go wrong on special teams and with penalties to escape a 30-10 halftime hole. Photo by: Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

Super 10 Arizona high school football rankings: Week 5

No. 2 Phoenix Mountain Pointe (5-1): This is not a devastating loss for the Pride, which saw its 19-game winning streak end, along with the national notoriety it had received since going 14-0 last year en route to the school's first Division I championship. Lucas will be back, the line is still as good as any in the state, and coach Norris Vaughan won't let a boatload of mental mistakes and penalties pile up like that again. Mountain Pointe played great defense, especially in the second half. It just had too many things go wrong on special teams and with penalties to escape a 30-10 halftime hole.
Photo by: Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

No. 3 Scottsdale Saguaro (5-0): The Sabercats have not allowed a passing touchdown this season, and Christian Kirk leads the state with 10 touchdown catches. The senior now owns the 4A state record for career TD receptions with 45. He'll have more records coming in the second half of the season, but, this becomes THE week of the season with a trip Thursday to Queen Creek in a game between Super 10s, a rematch of last year's Division III championship game. Photo by: David Wallace/azcentral sports

Super 10 Arizona high school football rankings: Week 5

No. 3 Scottsdale Saguaro (5-0): The Sabercats have not allowed a passing touchdown this season, and Christian Kirk leads the state with 10 touchdown catches. The senior now owns the 4A state record for career TD receptions with 45. He'll have more records coming in the second half of the season, but, this becomes THE week of the season with a trip Thursday to Queen Creek in a game between Super 10s, a rematch of last year's Division III championship game.
Photo by: David Wallace/azcentral sports

No. 4 Chandler (4-1): The Wolves are 18-1 in school history against Hamilton, but there is confidence with this group, many of whom were part of history last season when it became the first Chandler team to ever beat Hamilton. It nearly beat Hamilton again in the state semifinals, and that bad taste still is their mouths, especially for quarterback Bryce Perkins. Photo by: Jeffrey Lowman/Special for azcentral sports

Super 10 Arizona high school football rankings: Week 5

No. 4 Chandler (4-1): The Wolves are 18-1 in school history against Hamilton, but there is confidence with this group, many of whom were part of history last season when it became the first Chandler team to ever beat Hamilton. It nearly beat Hamilton again in the state semifinals, and that bad taste still is their mouths, especially for quarterback Bryce Perkins.
Photo by: Jeffrey Lowman/Special for azcentral sports

No. 5 Queen Creek (5-0): The Bulldogs have rolled through their first five games, dominating quality teams such as Florence Poston Butte (Division II) and Gilbert Highland (Division I) in the first two weeks. But here come the Saguaro Sabercats. This will be as intense and emotional a game Queen Creek will be a part of, perhaps in school history, with a chance to show Saguaro isn't so invincible. Photo by: David Wallace/azcentral sports

Super 10 Arizona high school football rankings: Week 5

No. 5 Queen Creek (5-0): The Bulldogs have rolled through their first five games, dominating quality teams such as Florence Poston Butte (Division II) and Gilbert Highland (Division I) in the first two weeks. But here come the Saguaro Sabercats. This will be as intense and emotional a game Queen Creek will be a part of, perhaps in school history, with a chance to show Saguaro isn't so invincible.
Photo by: David Wallace/azcentral sports

No. 6 Phoenix Pinnacle (4-1): Defense is supposed to be a strength, but, after one-win Mesa Mountain View scored 31 points in Pinnacle's one-touchdown victory last week, there could be some tweaking, especially on stopping the rush. Mountain View had 250 rushing yards and four touchdowns. But as long as quarterback Brian Lewerke is leading one of the best offenses in the state, Pinnacle should be fine. Photo by: Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

Super 10 Arizona high school football rankings: Week 5

No. 6 Phoenix Pinnacle (4-1): Defense is supposed to be a strength, but, after one-win Mesa Mountain View scored 31 points in Pinnacle's one-touchdown victory last week, there could be some tweaking, especially on stopping the rush. Mountain View had 250 rushing yards and four touchdowns. But as long as quarterback Brian Lewerke is leading one of the best offenses in the state, Pinnacle should be fine.
Photo by: Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

No. 7 Glendale Deer Valley (5-0): Deer Valley's defense will get its first major test this week when it plays Peoria Centennial. The offense has been good enough with a dominant defense, led by guys like Marquette Mitchell, Brian Calhoun and Marlon Roberts, who have a combined 14 ½ sacks. Photo by: Dominic Valente/azentral sports

Super 10 Arizona high school football rankings: Week 5

No. 7 Glendale Deer Valley (5-0): Deer Valley's defense will get its first major test this week when it plays Peoria Centennial. The offense has been good enough with a dominant defense, led by guys like Marquette Mitchell, Brian Calhoun and Marlon Roberts, who have a combined 14 ½ sacks.
Photo by: Dominic Valente/azentral sports

No. 9 Anthem Boulder Creek (5-0): They are making school history with each win to extend their longest streak to open a season, but they took a step back last week in a 25-14 win over a one-win Goodyear Millennium team that had been outscored 163-28 by its previous three opponents. Photo by Michael Schennum/azcentral sports

Super 10 Arizona high school football rankings: Week 5

No. 9 Anthem Boulder Creek (5-0): They are making school history with each win to extend their longest streak to open a season, but they took a step back last week in a 25-14 win over a one-win Goodyear Millennium team that had been outscored 163-28 by its previous three opponents.
Photo by Michael Schennum/azcentral sports

No. 10 Peoria Liberty (5-1): Liberty players can keep their heads up high after holding Centennial to 17 points. This may be the best defensive team in school history, but the Lions will need QB Tyler Wyatt 100 percent the rest of the way for them to make a deep run in the Division II playoffs. Photo by: Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

Super 10 Arizona high school football rankings: Week 5

No. 10 Peoria Liberty (5-1): Liberty players can keep their heads up high after holding Centennial to 17 points. This may be the best defensive team in school history, but the Lions will need QB Tyler Wyatt 100 percent the rest of the way for them to make a deep run in the Division II playoffs.
Photo by: Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

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Super 10 Arizona high school football rankings: Week 5

All it took was a dominating 30-10 victory over Phoenix Mountain Pointe for Chandler Hamilton to move from No. 4 to the top spot in azcentral sports' Super 10 football rankings. Mountain Pointe moves down just one spot but Hamilton moved Mountain Pointe out of USA Today's Super 25 after it was ranked as high as 12 last week. Mesa Desert Ridge falls out after giving up 40 points in a close loss to Phoenix Brophy Prep, and Peoria Centennial re-enters after an impressive win over Peoria Liberty. Richard Obert takes a look at the Super 10 after Week 5:

All it took was a dominating 30-10 victory over Phoenix Mountain Pointe for Chandler Hamilton to move from No. 4 to the top spot in azcentral sports' Super 10 football rankings.(Photo11: Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports)

All it took was a dominating 30-10 victory over Phoenix Mountain Pointe for Chandler Hamilton to move from No. 4 to the top spot in azcentral sports' Super 10 football rankings. Mountain Pointe moves down just one spot but Hamilton moved Mountain Pointe out of USA Today's Super 25 after it was ranked as high as 12 last week.

Mesa Desert Ridge falls out after giving up 40 points in a close loss to Phoenix Brophy Prep, and Peoria Centennial re-enters after an impressive win over Peoria Liberty.

No. 1 Hamilton (5-0): Mountain Pointe didn't have its best player, running back Paul Lucas (injured ankle), for most of the game, but it wouldn't have mattered. Hamilton played its most inspired football, perhaps since the 2012 state championship game, shutting out Mountain Pointe in the second half and not allowing a touchdown after the first series of the game. Defense, special teams and offense (in the first half) were all in sync in one of Hamilton's best overall team wins since Steve Belles arrived in 2006.

No. 2 Phoenix Mountain Pointe (5-1): This is not a devastating loss for the Pride, which saw its 19-game winning streak end, along with the national notoriety it had received since going 14-0 last year en route to the school's first Division I championship. Lucas will be back, the line is still as good as any in the state, and coach Norris Vaughan won't let a boatload of mental mistakes and penalties pile up like that again. Mountain Pointe played great defense, especially in the second half. It just had too many things go wrong on special teams and with penalties to escape a 30-10 halftime hole.

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Hamilton stays undefeated at home since 2004 with a 30-10 victory over Mountain Pointe

No. 3 Scottsdale Saguaro (5-0): The Sabercats have not allowed a passing touchdown this season, and Christian Kirk leads the state with 10 touchdown catches. The senior now owns the 4A state record for career TD receptions with 45. He'll have more records coming in the second half of the season, but, this becomes THE week of the season with a trip Thursday to Queen Creek in a game between Super 10s, a rematch of last year's Division III championship game.

No. 4 Chandler (4-1): The Wolves are 18-1 in school history against Hamilton, but there is confidence with this group, many of whom were part of history last season when it became the first Chandler team to ever beat Hamilton. It nearly beat Hamilton again in the state semifinals, and that bad taste still is their mouths, especially for quarterback Bryce Perkins.

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Former Chandler quarterback Brett Hundley was on hand to see his alma mater shut out Cesar Chavez 42-0.

No. 5 Queen Creek (5-0): The Bulldogs have rolled through their first five games, dominating quality teams such as Florence Poston Butte (Division II) and Gilbert Highland (Division I) in the first two weeks. But here come the Saguaro Sabercats. This will be as intense and emotional a game Queen Creek will be a part of, perhaps in school history, with a chance to show Saguaro isn't so invincible.

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Queen Creek defeated Highley 55-21 on the road

No. 6 Phoenix Pinnacle (4-1): Defense is supposed to be a strength, but, after one-win Mesa Mountain View scored 31 points in Pinnacle's one-touchdown victory last week, there could be some tweaking, especially on stopping the rush. Mountain View had 250 rushing yards and four touchdowns. But as long as quarterback Brian Lewerke is leading one of the best offenses in the state, Pinnacle should be fine.

No. 7 Glendale Deer Valley (5-0): Deer Valley's defense will get its first major test this week when it plays Peoria Centennial. The offense has been good enough with a dominant defense, led by guys like Marquette Mitchell, Brian Calhoun and Marlon Roberts, who have a combined 14 ½ sacks.

No. 8 Peoria Centennial (3-2): Centennial re-enters the Super 10, showing improvement on defense since losses to Chandler and Chandler Basha. The defense limited the passing damage of talented Peoria Liberty QB Tyler Wyatt, who became one-dimensional (perhaps favoring an injured shoulder) in Centennial's 17-14 win that was sparked by the great play of junior outside linebacker Bozton Sanders.

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Centennial needed a fourth quarter touchdown to give Liberty its first loss of the season, and won 17-14.

No. 9 Anthem Boulder Creek (5-0): They are making school history with each win to extend their longest streak to open a season, but they took a step back last week in a 25-14 win over a one-win Goodyear Millennium team that had been outscored 163-28 by its previous three opponents.

No. 10 Peoria Liberty (5-1): Liberty players can keep their heads up high after holding Centennial to 17 points. This may be the best defensive team in school history, but the Lions will need QB Tyler Wyatt 100 percent the rest of the way for them to make a deep run in the Division II playoffs.